Bowmar nature series
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Books in this Series
A tree with a thousand uses
Two children search for the type of tree that has a thousand uses.
Filling the bill
Describes in rhyme how hens, hummingbirds, herons, and other fowl use their bills.
Animal jackets
Compares in rhyme the coats people wear to the coverings of a variety of animals.
Swords and daggers
Rhyming text and illustrations describe four plants with dangerous thorns or spines.
No accounting for tastes
In this rhyming tale two children discover what various animals eat.
Animal houses
Compares in rhyme the square houses of people to the more rounded dwellings of a variety of animals.
Plant magic
Explains in verse some of the special things that plants can do.
"You don't look like your mother," said the robin to the fawn
Recounts in verse a robin's introduction to a number of animal infants who don't look like their mothers, including her own.
And a sunflower grew
A sunflower planted by Farmer Jones flourishes throughout the summer and becomes food for the birds during the winter.
Seeds on the go
Rhyming text and illustrations describe how seeds travel.
Prize performance
Relates in verse how a variety of common plants are related to each other.
Sleepy heads
Brief rhymes and illustrations introduce the sleeping habits of various animals.
Petals yellow and petals red
Rhyming text and illustrations explain why flower petals are so colorful.
Now that spring is here
Rhyming text and illustrations describe the return of spring.
Now that days are colder
Describes in verse what happens to a variety of animals during fall and winter.
As the leaves fall down
Rhyming text and illustrations describe the approach of autumn.
Animal disguises
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of such unusually disguised animals as the Malayan leaf insect, the stonefish, the Brazilian rainbow boa, and the Honduran white bat.
Mysteries in the garden
Raises questions such as how seeds determine what plants will look like and why some plants are evergreen while some lose their leaves.